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Lack of support for games sector is a tragedy

A complete lack of federal support for local games development is a “real tragedy” and Labor will bring policies focused on the sector to the next election, shadow assistant...

Games sector preps for election

18 January 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The Australian game development sector hopes to drive part of the national debate in the lead up to this year’s federal election, seeking a new level of political support...

NSW stadiums miss eSports action

4 September 2018 | by James Riley

The NSW government might be developing plans to invest $2 billion on new sporting stadiums in Sydney. But there are no concrete plans to build next-generation infrastructure for the...

Boom: Canada’s games sector

14 March 2018 | by James Riley

A range of new policies and incentives is required if Australia wants to follow in Canada’s footsteps and develop a world-leading games development industry, according to Entertainment Software Association...

State boost for games black hole

12 February 2018 | by James Riley

South Australia has revealed the details of its $2 million local games development fund as state governments look to step in for the federal government’s reduced support for the...

Govt misses own games deadline

15 January 2018 | by James Riley

The government failed to meet its own year-end deadline for tabling a response to a senate report on the local games development sector, even as the ‘zombie inquiry’ approaches...

Another report ticks game fund

13 December 2017 | by Denham Sadler

A new government report has recommended reinstating the games development fund, the third to do so since it was axed in the “horror” 2014 budget. The House of Representatives...

Zombie report gets a resurrection

19 June 2017 | by Stuart Kennedy

A recommendation from a long buried Senate report to reinstate a Federal funding program for the local video games industry got a thumbs up from another parliamentary report this...

Industry groups push for change

30 June 2016 | by James Riley

Australia’s technology-facing industry groups have welcomed the strong election commitments to the sector from both the major parties, although each has imposed caveats related to the ability of whoever...

Game developers at Crossy Roads

15 September 2015 | by James Riley

If you watched the stylishly gargantuan Apple product launch in San Francisco last week, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Australian game development industry must be going...

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